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Trip Report: China Eastern Domestic First Class
I recently had the opportunity to experience an 'authentic' first class flight in China mainland. 'Authentic' as the airplane isn't one of its flagships and the route isn't one of he signature routes like between Beijing and Shanghai. Those are…
June 7, 2023 10:10 pm ET -
Trip Report: Flying the World’s First COMAC C919
On May 28, a China Eastern COMAC C919 took to the sky and began the first commercial flight of the Chinese-manufactured jet. Since then, COMAC's C919 was placed on the route between Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport and Chengdu’s Tianfu International…
May 28, 2023 12:06 pm ET -
COMAC’s C919 Begins Commercial Service in China
On the morning of May 28, COMAC’s C919 started its maiden flight from Shanghai’s Hongqiao International Airport to Beijing’s Capital International Airport. The China Eastern flight MU9191 took off at 10:32 a.m. local time, and landed at 12:31 p.m., after…
January 15, 2023 7:00 am ET -
Boeing’s 737 MAX Resumes Flights in China
After a lengthy period of being prevented from flight, Boeing’s 737MAX took off again with passengers in China on Jan. 13. China Southern flight CZ3960 took off from Guangzhou, China’s Baiyun International Airport for a flight to Zhengzhou, China. The…
April 28, 2022 7:00 am ET -
Chinese Aviation Market Hits Lows Not Seen Since 2003
Since April, China’s Aviation Market has been maneuvering at historical low traffic, levels the country hasn't seen since 2003. Daily flights currently number between 1,000 and 2,000, which is not even the level of traffic during 2021 for Guangzhou’s Baiyun…